vasponger

i was driving tonight came down to the bottom of a hill, slowed down, went to press the gas again, and it wouldnt go anywhere. i pulled over. turned off the car, started it again, it idled normal, it was in park i pressed the gas no response, neutral same, drive same... i left it in drive and the idle still moved it but it would go anywhere.

no check engine light (dont know if it even works though)
i got a oil light when i went around a corner but never stayed on, so i figure its throttle or tranny but im retarded when it comes to actually fixing a car unless its simple to do. any ideas?

Grease Monkey

Sounds like the throttle cable may have either broken, come loose, or gotten hung up. Only other thing I can think of would be the TPS.

Will the engine rev up when in neutral?

vasponger

no.

Grease Monkey

I would definitely say it's the throttle cable. It's probably come loose from the pedal or the TB. or just broken

Grease Monkey

you can pop the hood and try to rev the engine using the throttle body itself. if it revs up noramally it's something in the cable

vasponger

blah aight man thanks. it did need cleaning cause it used to lag real bad, so prob had something to do with it.

Grease Monkey

Well, good luck man. I hope I was some help

ACSPONY

I agree with the throttle cable idea. I don't know that going downhill had anything to do with it though, that part doesn't seem to fit. Check all the connections from the throttle body to the pedal

vasponger

yeah i mean it worked one second then it didnt thats what i didnt get.

any ideas why it wouldnt be turning over now though?